Politics and Human Rights at MMC

Politics & Human Rights (PHR) at Marymount Manhattan teaches a wide range of perspectives on the political and cultural forces that shape our lives.

Join the conversation and translate theory into action. MMC’s program in Politics and Human Rights is designed to give future leaders the means to change the world. Our curriculum prepares students for a wide range of careers in the not-for-profit, government, and business sectors. PHR also provides an excellent foundation for graduate study in law, journalism, business and management, and the social sciences. Foundational beliefs. Transforming knowledge.

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04/01/2024

MMC Model United Nations team representing Indonesia at the Opening Ceremony for 2024!

03/08/2024

Our interns at the United Nations preparing for their immersive internship during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women! Happy International Women’s Day!

04/11/2023

MMC's first team to go to Model United Nations! NMUN 2023!

10/27/2021

Spring 2022 PHR Course Offerings

10/15/2021

On July 14, 1970, members of the Young Lords took over Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. Among their demands? Accessible, quality health care for all.

Join PHR on November 17 at 4pm for MMC's special screening of TAKEOVER, 37 mins., followed by a talkback with director Emma Francis-Snyder.

09/15/2021

This week in the II + 20 Series--your privacy rights with U.S. legal historian Dr. Lawrence Cappello and 20+ Years in Afghanistan with Vikram J. Singh, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Institute of Peace

09/13/2021

We marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 this week with two special events in the II + 20 series--a screening and discussion of faith and doubt at Ground Zero, hosted by Religious Studies Professor Bradley Herling, and an outing to view the Tribute in Lights from the Staten Island Ferry with Archivist Mary Brown. We hope you held space this weekend--for yourself, for others, for our city and communities, in memory.

09/08/2021

Join us this month for II + 20 September Series: The City Since. Featuring lectures, open course sessions, writing sections, creative endeavors, and city outings all exploring our city and the world twenty years post-9.11. Sponsored by the Department of History, Philosophy, & Religious Studies in partnership with faculty across the college. Individual event details to follow!

09/02/2021

II + 20 September Series: The City Since.

Tonight! Join in the conversation with MMC faculty and students!

08/31/2021

07/19/2021

We look forward to seeing students new and returning at the SocSci Midsummer Common Read, this week!

Thursday, July 22, 2021, 1-2pm ET via Zoom

Revisiting "The Idea of America" by Nikole Hannah-Jones
(essay links in chat; see flyer for Zoom)

Join the conversation. Meet professors. Connect with students.

06/30/2021

Enroll for Fall 2021! Taught by leading social justice advocate, Chanel Porchia-Albert, featured in Vogue (June 2021). Porchia-Albert is a member of the Advisory Board of the Department of Politics and Human Rights.

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